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J. A. BOWEN.

COPY BOOK.

No. 601,393. Patented Mar. 29, 1898.

UNITED STATES PAT NT OFFICE.

JAMES A. BOWEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE BAND, MCNALLY,

dz; COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

COPY-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 601,393, dated March29, 1898.

Applicatio fil d November 12, 1897. Serial No. 658,289. a. mine.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES A. BOWEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago,

in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,

5 have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Copy-Books, ofwhich the following is a specification.

It is believed by many that the best practice for a person learning towrite is to contemplate a copy and then attempt to reproduce it withoutseeing it while the reproduction is in progress. To facilitate thispractice various devices have been used for concealing the copy in anordinary copy-book after it has been contemplated, with a view to fixingit in the mind and during the attempt to reproduce it 5 but so far as Iam aware it has never been proposed to provide the book itself withmeans for concealing the copy. To provide a book having such means isthe object of the present invention.

In carrying out the invention I provide the book with a flap so disposedthat after the copy has been contemplated for a sufficient length oftime the flap may be folded over the copy so as to conceal it during theattempt to reproduce it, leaving the balance of the page exposed.Preferably this flap takes the form of an extension proceeding from theedge of one of the leaves of the book, and in order to avoid departingfrom the present style of copy-book, in which a copy is disposed at thetop of each page, this flap preferably proceeds from the upper edge ofthe leaf of which it is an extension, so that when folded down it willconceal the copy, while leaving the balance of the page exposed forrepeated re productions of it. So faras I am aware, however, I am thefirst to provide a copy-book with a strip or flap so disposed that itmay be manipulated in the manner described, and I therefore desire tohave it understood that in its broadest aspect the present invention isnot limited to any particular disposition of said strip or flap so longas it is so disposed that it will meet the requirements above stated noris it limited to the number of such strips or flaps, albeit I prefer touse two of them so disposed that one of them may be folded over the copyon the left-hand page and the other may be folded over the copy on theright-hand page, and for the further reason already stated these flapspreferably take the form of extensions proceeding from the upper edgesof the permanent cover-leaves.

The invention consists in the features of novelty that are hereindescribed, and in order that it may be more fully understood I willdescribe it with reference to the accompanying'drawings, which are madea part of this specification and in which Figure 1 is a perspective viewof'a copybook embodying the invention, with the flaps thereof sodisposed that the copies on both exposed pages of the book are revealed.Fig. 2 is a perspective view thereof with one vof the flaps so disposedthat it conceals the copy on the left-hand page.

A represents the leaves of the copy-book, which may be of any desirednumber and either plain or ruled in any desired manner. Preferably eachof the pages of the book is provided with a copy a, the nature of whichwill depend upon the attainments of the person by whom the book isintended for use. I

B are the permanent cover-leaves. Ordinarily these cover-leaves are madeof paper, so that the book as a whole is flexible, and this is preferredin carrying out the present invention.

0 are strips or flaps which are so disposed that the copy on any pagemay be revealed or concealed at will. As before stated, these flapspreferably consist of extensions which proceed from the upper edges ofthe coverleaves and are integral therewith, each flap being marked offfrom the cover-leaf'by a crimp or crease or fold o. 1

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as newtherein and desire to-secure by Letters Patent: I

1. As a new article of manufacture, a copybook having a copy disposedalong one of the edges of each page and having a strip-or flap sodisposed that it may be placed over the copy for the purpose ofconcealing it leaving the balance of the page exposed, substantially asset forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a copybook having a copy disposedalong one of its edges and having one of the leaves provided with anextension forming a flap whichmay be placed over the copy for thepurpose of concealing it leaving the balance of the page exposed,substantially as set forth.

' edge of each page and having one of the leaves provided at its upperedge with an extension forming a flap which may befolded over the 3. Asa new article of manufacture, a copybook having a copy disposed alongthe upper copy for the purpose of concealing it leaving the balance ofthe page exposed, substantially as set forth.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a copybook having acopy disposedalong one of the edges of each page and having one of the leavesprovided with an extension forming a strip or flap which is adapted tobe folded over the copy for the purpose of concealing it leaving Y thebalance of the page exposed, said strip or flap being marked off by acrease or fold, substantially as set forth.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a copy book having a copy disposedalong one of the edges of each page and having one of the permanentcover-leaves provided with a strip or? flap adapted to be folded overthe copy for concealing it leaving the balance of the page exposed,substantially as set forth.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a copybook having a copy disposedalong the upper edge of each page and having one of the permanentcover-leaves provided at its upper edge with a strip or flap adapted tobe folded over the copy for the purpose of concealing it leaving thebalance of the page exposed, sub

stantially as set forth.

7. As a new article of manufacture, a copybook, having a copy disposedalong the upper edgeof each page and having each of the permanentcover-leaves provided at its upper edge with an extension forming a flapadapted to be folded over the copy for the purpose of concealing itleaving the balance of the page.

exposed, substantially as set forth.

8. As a new article of manufacture, a copybook having a copy disposedalong the upper edge of each page and having permanent flexiblecover-leaves, each of which is provided at its upper edge withaneXtension marked off by a crease or fold and forming a flap which isadapted to be folded over the copy for concealing it leaving the balanceof the pageexposed, substantially as set forth.

JAMES A. BOWEN. Witnesses:

L. M. HoPKINs, I. GRoss.

